Posts published in “Cannabis”

Yesterday the Santa Clara City Council voted unanimously to continue banning all types of cannabis businesses in the city for another six months after the existing ban expires at the end of this year until June 30, 2019. On November 6 voters in Santa Clara passed Measure M, which levies…

The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved an ordinance on Tuesday December 5 to allow limited commercial cultivation of cannabis in vacant greenhouses in unincorporated areas of the county, but maintain its ban on all other types of cannabis businesses. Coastside farmers facing flagging sales of cut flowers…

San Jose’s 16 existing cannabis dispensaries were cleared for sales and deliveries of non-medical, or adult-use, cannabis on Tuesday November 14 by the City Council in a unanimous 11-0 vote. Effective January 1, customers will no longer require a doctor’s recommendation to purchase cannabis products if each dispensary obtains a…

Like most of its neighboring cities, East Palo Alto has extended a ban on all cannabis-related businesses on the pretext that the city needs time to develop appropriate regulations with the provisions of California 2016 Proposition 64 coming into effect on January 1. Passing an “urgency” ordinance, which takes effect…

On Tuesday November 7, Santa Clara’s City Attorney and City Manager were finally able to convince a skeptical City Council to approve a ban on commercial cannabis businesses, effective through the end of 2018. The ban passed 5-2, with Vice Mayor Dominic Caserta and City Council member Patricia Mahan dissenting.…

Voters of the coastside city of Pacifica overwhelmingly approved a six to ten percent gross receipts tax on cannabis businesses in yesterday’s November 7 election. 79 percent of voters cast “yes” votes in favor of Measure G, which city staff estimated would generate $360,000 every year in revenue. The measure…

On Monday October 30, the Palo Alto City Council voted 9-0 to ban all commercial cannabis business operations indefinitely, except for deliveries of cannabis products to residences. Under the principles of permissive zoning, the city has always banned cannabis businesses – since these businesses are not explicitly permitted they are…

The Redwood City City Council voted 7-0 to extend its complete ban on all cannabis businesses (except deliveries) to the end of 2018, but then allow retail cannabis dispensaries to open in 2019. City staff estimate that a 4 to 7 percent excise tax on gross receipts could garner up…

The City of San Carlos took a cautious first step towards permitting and taxing commercial cannabis businesses on Monday October 23 with the 4-1 City Council approval of an Ordinance to Regulate Commercial Cannabis Activities. The city’s new rules will continue to allow the delivery of cannabis, and lift the current…

The Santa Clara City Council voted 6-0, Dominic Caserta absent, on Tuesday, September 26 to hire a consultant to provide advice on what commercial cannabis regulations to adopt, as the city looks to tax the industry via retail dispensaries as early as April 2018. Locations for and the number of…